Short Documentary Movies
- 1907
Prize Ski Jumping Contest
Prize Ski Jumping Contest01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1970
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ascent of the Matterhorn01970HD
Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1918
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp01918HD
...where the whole expedition, by the breaking of an ice cornice on the summit, escaped death by a hair's breadth. The miraculous escape is recorded...
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1903
Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition
Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition01903HD
A wonderfully successful film taken in Switzerland and showing experts in the great annual competition. In three parts: 1. Jumping from a stage 2....
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- 1902
Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc
Panorama, Descending Mt. Blanc01902HD
Released in July of 1902. Produced by William Nicholas Selig.
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- 1970
A Borneo Venice
A Borneo Venice01970HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1913
The Ascent of the Matterhorn
The Ascent of the Matterhorn01913HD
The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...
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- 1904
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer01904HD
1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...
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- 1916
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon01916HD
The second release in the series picks up Mr. Holmes' fellow-travelers at the very brink of the Grand Canyon, just as a train has arrived at the El...
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- 1970
Climbing Mount Tupper
Climbing Mount Tupper01970HD
William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...
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- 1902
Toboggan Shuffles Race
Toboggan Shuffles Race01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1917
Quaint Quebec
Quaint Quebec01917HD
Travelogue released on the 8th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1902
Climber and Guides Camping Out
Climber and Guides Camping Out01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1907
Railway Panorama: Jaffa to Jerusalem
Railway Panorama: Jaffa to Jerusalem01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1906
Winter Sports: Ski Manoeuvres by Austrian Military
Winter Sports: Ski Manoeuvres by Austrian Military01906HD
Austrian military detachment out for Ski practice, showing how the Ski may be used in crossing snow-covered and ice hardened surfaces with great...
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- 1906
Jerusalem the Holy City
Jerusalem the Holy City01906HD
1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1918
A Summer Day in Skagway
A Summer Day in Skagway01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 18th, 1918.
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- 1924
Down the Crater of Vesuvius
Down the Crater of Vesuvius01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1902
Upset of Bobsleigh Parties Down Steep Hill
Upset of Bobsleigh Parties Down Steep Hill01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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